Coin-controlled apparatus



C. DIMMOCK. CQIN CONTROLLED APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-26. 1919.

1 353,223. PatentdSept. 21, 1920.

Inventor. 6? 0M UNITED s-T' I CHARLES DIMMOCKQV or ronoivro, ONTARIO, CANADA.

, COIN-CONTROLLED APPARATUS.

1,353,223. r, if g Application filed A riiae,

To aZZw/wmit may concern." 1

Be it known that 1, CHARLES DIMMOCK, a subject of theKingof Great Britain and resident of thecity, of Toronto, county of York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Machines, as described in the following specification and'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same. 7 V

The principal object of this invention is to devise a simple and effective means of signaling the operation of a coin controlled machine, and the principal feature of the invention consists in the novel arrangement of a striker member in relation to a soundmg device and a coin controlled rotatable v member, whereby the striking deviceis opsignal.

erated to strike the sounding member.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the interior mechanism of a coin operated signal showing a triple coin arrangement.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of one of the coin controlledsignals.

Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view of the operating member for operating a single stroke signal.

Fig. 4 is an elevational detail View of the signal operating device for a two stroke signal. V

Fig. 5 is an elevational detail view showing an operating device for a three stroke It is extremely'desirable that a simple form of signaling'device for use with pay telephones and other similar devices be produced, as it is well known that those at present in use are continually getting out of order rendering thertelephone or other apparatus to be used, inoperative.

According to the present invention the coins are dropped into a slotted chute 1 which is adapted to eliminate any spurious coins and carries the proper coin to a chute'2 which directs it into a pocket 3 arranged upon a rotatable member 4.

The rotatable member is preferably in the form of a disk having the pocket member 3' formed of a V shape and projecting from the face of the disk4. Several of these pockets are adapted tobe brought into register with the discharge end 5 of the chute 2 so that the coin drops into the V-shaped pocket. The bottom of the pocket is formed with a s ec fication of Letters Patent.

1919." Serial No. 292,989.

TE s'rATE T OFFICE.

Patented se t'. "21, 1920.

notch 6 and'upon the spindle 7 which 7 thesupport for the rotatable'disk4 is;ar-

ranged a radial arm .8, which is here shown j in the form of a length of Wire wrapped around the spindle and secured thereto. 7 The other end of the wire extends radially outward clear of the pockets and carries a counter-balance weight 9. The spindle 7 extends beyond the casing and is provided with a suitable handle 10.

When a coin is dropped into a chute'it is directed intoone of the V-shaped pockets and upon the rotation of the handle 10 and spindle 7 the arm 8 engages the coin and rotates the disk. The rotation of the disk member'isfor the purpose of actuating a signal and this is accomplished in a very simple manner by the arrangement of a hammer in the form of shown secured to the bottom of the machine having its free end arranged to engage one edge of each of the pockets asthe disk is rotated. The opposite side of the pocket is preferably formed with a notch 12. A suitable sounding device, ranged adjacent to the spring hammer 11.

a spring 11, which is here such as a bell 13' is ar- When a coin'is dropped into a pocket and v the arm 8 is operated to rotate the disk the edge of the pocket adjacent to the hammer engages said hammer and springs it back and passing over the strike the bell. A very simple and effective means of operating a signal is thus produced.

When it is desired to produce a double sig- "nal both edges of the pockets are arrangedto engage the spring hammer so that with one movement of the disk, the hammer is operated by both edges of the pocket to produce a double signal. This feature is illustrated clearly in Fig. 4.

When a triple sounding of a signal is required across pin 14 1s arranged intermediate of the width of the pocket. This will.

notinterfere with the depositing of a coin,

'bu't'the pin engages the, spring hammer as the disk is rotated and with the two sides of the pocket produces a tripleoperation of the hammer and therefore a triple signal. I

i The structure is extremely simple and may be manufactured at very low cost and there is nothing to get out of. order. 7

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a coin controlled machine, the com- 'bination with a coin delivering mechanism,

a coin receiving rotatable member having a plurality of projecting fixed contacts, a

end releases it so as to sounding member, and a striker member mg member, V

adapted to be engaged by said contacts on the rotation of said rotatable member andto be operated to strike the sound ng member.

2. In a coin controlled machine, the combination with a coin delivering mechanism, and a COlHIGCGiVlIlg rotatable member having a plurality of coin pockets, .of'a sound- 7 adapted. to receive the coins, means adapted a striker member spring engaging the edges. of said coin'pockets upon the rotation of to engage the coins in said pockets, to efi'ect the rotation of said rotatable member, a sounding member, a" spring arm adapted to engage the edges of said pockets in rotation and upon disengaging to strike the sounding member.

' 4:. In'a coin controlled machine, thecombinatlon wlth. iL-COLH delivering mechanism and a coin receiving rotatable member hav ng a plurality of colnpockets each of said pockets havinga fixed numberof contact members, a spring armadapted tobe engaged successively bysaid contact members, and a sounding member;- adapted to be sounded by said spring arm following the engagement with ea'chof said-members.

CHARLES DIMMOOK. 

